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Iran Case-File Report of May 2018

This report, issued by International Institute for Iranian Studies, tracks the most important developments in Iran during May 2018. It presents a detailed description on three key aspects of the Iran case-file: Internal, Arab, and international affairs.♦ Internal Affairs1. The ideological issue: in this ...

Iran refuses to negotiate on missile program and boosts its uranium enrichment

» Russia playing Iran’s cardThis editorial focuses on Russia’s policy towards Iran regarding Syria. The editorial opens by referring to Russia’s close ties with Iran and Turkey in the past recent months, adding that it did not last as Russia recently announced that foreign forces, ...

U.S. sanctions cause turmoil and economic unrest in Iran

» Iran-Russia ties: tactic or strategyThis editorial deals with Russia’s policy towards Iran following the U.S. nixing the Iran nuclear deal.The editorialist argues that Russia has taken political advantages from Iran, adopting three approaches. First, Russia has allowed Israel to take any measures regarding Iran’s ...

Protests in Kazerun Tied to Land Management Failures

Located in the Western tip of Iran’s Fars Province, Kazerun County has a distinct historic identity which was shaped in the pre-Islamic Sasanid period (224-651 AD). A national Iranian heritage emerged in the area and spread across modern day Iran under this empire. The ...